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Upgrade from FAS2820 by converting to DS212C drive shelf

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Perform a nondisruptive upgrade of a NetApp FAS2820 system by converting each node to a DS212C drive shelf. Then, connect the drive shelves to the replacement nodes. This moves the FAS2820 onboard storage to the replacement system.

Before you begin

Review the general upgrade scenarios and upgrade considerations for upgrading by moving volumes or storage:

About this task

The FAS2820 high-availability (HA) pair controllers are node1 and node2 and the replacement HA pair controllers are node3 and node4.

OneMigrate LIFs and data aggregates on node2 to node1

Before converting FAS2820 node2 to a drive shelf, migrate the logical interfaces (LIFs) and data aggregates on node2 to node1.

TwoConvert node2 to a drive shelf and connect to node4

Convert FAS2820 node2 to a DS212C drive shelf and then connect to node4 before reassigning drives from node2 to node4.

ThreeReassign drives from node2 to node4

After converting FAS2820 node2 to a DS212C drive shelf and connecting to node4, reassign the drives that previously belonged to node2 to node4.

FourMigrate data aggregates, epsilon, and LIFs on node1 to node4

Before converting FAS2820 node1 to a drive shelf, migrate the data aggregates, epsilon, and LIFs on node1 to node4.

FiveConvert node1 to a drive shelf and connect to node3

Convert FAS2820 node1 to a DS212C drive shelf and connect to node3 before reassigning drives from node1 to node3.

SixReassign drives from node1 to node3

After converting FAS2820 node1 to a DS212C drive shelf and connecting to node3, reassign the drives that previously belonged to node1 to node3.

SevenMigrate LIFs and data aggregates on node4 to node3

To complete the upgrade, connect node3 to node4 and then migrate the data LIFs and data aggregates on node4 to node3.